Notes on Gryphon Shifters - Member submitted

Since my initial awakening of realizing that I am a gryphon shifter, I have been making notes of my m-shift behaviors and intuition of what gryphons truly look like. After some time, I can now share these particular notes with the potential, and the curious.

Appearance

Most modern depictions today feature a half eagle and half lion look. Though they hold the basic bird and feline stature, they differ greatly from true gryphons. With that in mind, I will now explain why they differ. True gryphons have a bird of prey head and a big cat body (species and feather types vary from individual to individual), and they are covered head to toe in feathers, as it provides better insulation and warmth when flying. Said feathers get longer starting at the rear, ending at the tip of the tail. The colours and patterns of the bird species are prominent, covering the entire body.

Behaviour

They sport an interesting mix of both feline and bird, which will seem odd to most that come across them. One prominent feature stands out however; they are predators. They hunt, they stalk, they pounce, they show territorial behaviors... All traits that other predators exhibit, they have. Hence why hippogryphs and non-birds of prey gryphon species aren't a thing in earthern terms, because a meat eater with a herbivore gut and an insect/plant eater with a meat eater gut, wouldn't be able to digest the foods very well, or even not at all.